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amate

Pronunciation: /əˈmɑːteɪ/

The English word “amate” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
  2. An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.

verb

  1. To dishearten, dismay.
  2. To be a mate to; to match.

Etymology

From Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”).

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